The clock is ticking on construction projects getting the needed asphalt paving done before the asphalt plants close for the winter.

If crews miss the deadline, your road could have to wait until the spring -- and that's just the concern for a project along Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville and Garfield neighborhoods.

The stretch of Penn Avenue in question runs from the Doughboy statue at the meeting point of Penn Avenue and Butler Street to the Bloomfield line and right now, it's not a drive for the faint of heart.

The ladies who work at Ineffable Cà Phê ought to know. A very torn up Penn Avenue is right outside their front door.

Jacob Williams, spokesperson for Pittsburgh Public Works, says the road is bumpy at the moment due to Pittsburgh Water and Peoples Gas replacing some

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